Social investment legal expert Richard Hiscoke has been appointed by national law firm Bevan Brittan as a senior associate in its Bristol corporate team.
Richard, pictured, joins from Bristol-headquartered rival Veale Wasbrough Vizards where he worked for 11 years. He has also worked for Lyons Davidson. 
Richard has advised owner-managed businesses, social enterprises and multi-nationals on corporate affairs and governance for many years.
He has a special interest and expertise in social investment, group restructuring and reorganisations, share capital structures, and other corporate issues.
Richard led the team advising on the first structured charity bond with a social investment tax relief qualifying element. The £1m raised enabled South Bristol Sports Centre to build six five-a-side soccer pitches and have a social impact on over 1,000 community users a week. It also received the 2016 Social Enterprise UK Social Investment Deal of the Year Award.
Earlier in his career, he was also lead advisor for the establishment of, and governance structures for, regional social investor Bristol & Bath Regional Capital CIC.
Richard has already made an impact in his time at Bevan Brittan, hosting a local banking roundtable at the firm’s offices in which the New Economic Foundation, the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and Bristol & Bath Capital led a discussion on local stakeholder banks and the role they could play in local economies.
Richard said: “I am very pleased to have joined Bevan Brittan. There is a good fit between my experience and skillset and the firm’s public sector practice. The firm is recognised for the high quality of its work across public and private sector organisations and I am really looking forward to being closely involved with a range of clients.”
Bevan Brittan senior partner Joanne Easterbrook added: “We are delighted that Richard has joined us. Social investment is an important part of creating successful communities and has much to contribute to regional economies. His expertise in the area, alongside other corporate matters, will be of great value to organisations we work with.”
Bevan Brittan employs 52 partners and nearly 400 staff across its offices in Bristol, Birmingham, London and Leeds.
